UPMC Signs 3rd Agreement in China
May 31, 2016 08:32 ET | UPMC
PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 31, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - UPMC and First Chengmei Medical Industry Group (FCMG) of Haikou, China, have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of...
UPMC to Develop Health Services on China's Hainan Island
May 31, 2016 00:05 ET | UPMC
PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 31, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - UPMC and First Chengmei Medical Industry Group (FCMG) of Haikou, China, have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of...
Heart Complication Affects Lung Transplant Survival Rate, Shows New Research
May 26, 2016 11:08 ET | UPMC
PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Cardiac arrhythmia is a common complication following lung transplantation, and one that has a significant negative impact on long-term...
$15/Hour by 2019: Average UPMC Service Worker Pay to Exceed $15 per Hour by 2019
March 29, 2016 09:10 ET | UPMC
PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 29, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - UPMC will increase minimum starting salaries for entry-level positions at most Pittsburgh facilities to $15/hour by January 2021,...
Redefining Sepsis: An International Effort to Improve Patient Outcomes
February 22, 2016 15:23 ET | UPMC
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 22, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - UPMC and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine doctors played a central role in a worldwide effort to redefine the No. 1 killer of...
UPMC Welcomes New Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
January 29, 2016 09:05 ET | UPMC
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 29, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - James E. Taylor, Ph.D., will join UPMC as its new chief diversity and inclusion officer beginning March 14. Dr. Taylor will lead UPMC's...
UPMC-Managed ISMETT Reaches Milestone of 1,000 Liver Transplants
January 19, 2016 09:04 ET | UPMC
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - ISMETT, a leading Italian transplant center managed by UPMC in Palermo, Italy, recently reached the milestone of transplanting 1,000...
100th Adult Living-Donor Liver Transplant Performed at ISMETT
December 17, 2015 12:02 ET | UPMC
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - ISMETT, a leading Italian transplant center managed by UPMC, has performed its 100th adult living-donor liver transplant. The patient, a...
ISMETT Ranks Among Best in Italy for Patient Outcomes, Credits Strong UPMC Partnership
December 03, 2015 10:44 ET | UPMC
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - ISMETT, a leading Italian transplant hospital managed by UPMC, was recently ranked among the top hospitals in the country based on 30-day...
Telepathology Consultations Benefit Patients in China, UPMC-KingMed Study Shows
November 30, 2015 13:19 ET | UPMC
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - International telepathology consultations can significantly improve patient care, according to a new study by UPMC and KingMed...